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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Government figures indicate that major progress is being made in prevention. But researchers warn that there are still some clouds on the horizon.
(Editor: Am researching as to whether this actually applies to young adults, too)
Lane Brown bad mouths RED(WIRE)
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[?]Submitted by HIV Blog
Written by Michael Vass
If I mentioned HIV/AIDS to you, I would expect that you might say a horrible disease that needs to be stopped. If I said that your help, a donation of say $2.50, would provide medicine and research for a cure to HIV/AIDS most would say […]
The cancer hype – how much progress have we truly made?
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
I entered the field of oncology at a critical time. New drugs had been developed that were truly revolutionary. One of these, cis-platinum, led to cures in patients with widespread testicular cancer. Another, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), became a major drug for treating women with breast cancer and many […]
Days One and Two of Intensive Juice Fast
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More
Week two of detox: Days 1 and 2 of intensive juice fast.
Wednesday day one of intensive juice fast started with colon purge with salts, supplied by Dr. Heidi. Made friends with my toilet for four hours. Was glad to release the toxins and flush them away!
Drank […]
Air Force Wants To Boot Recruit With Leukemia
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
The Air Force has moved to deny health benefits to a recruit who learned he had acute leukemia only weeks into basic training at Lackland AFB. An evaluation board ruled that Airman Basic Joseph Weston had fallen ill before coming to boot camp. It ordered him […]
Where’s Billy Joel When You Need Him?
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
You know, with the holidays upon us, is all well? Is the state of our state of mind of sound mind and body?
The Earth approaching total financial annihilation, the socialism-ization of our free market economy is handing out government bailouts like popcorn at the movies, joblessness […]
Ron Fellows and The Ontario Lung Association Join Forces
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[?]Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
Champion race car driver and father of three, Ron Fellows teams with Ontario Lung Association for the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Ride - a program dedicated to protecting children by providing parents with tips and support on how to have a smoke-free ride. Ron is […]
Week One - Detox - Cleanse with real food
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More
This is the first of my mini series about the Detox program I did with Dr. Heidi Dulay.
Let me start with week one. This week we stopped all animal proteins. Ate all fruits and veggies. I did eat one egg a day to keep my energy […]
Plan Your Meals Carefully—Starting This Thanksgiving Week!
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[?]Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
Yes, I said Thanksgiving Week! The holiday spirit really starts this week—Thanksgiving week! Enjoy the family and THE FOOD! Just plan your meals and keep exercising (emphasis on exercising)….good workouts can cover alot of eating mishaps!
Anyway, there’s no reason to make yourself miserable by “hating to […]
Big loss by young cancer survivors
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
What is lost? Fertility. The other day I received an e-mail from Lindsay Beck, an 8-year cancer survivor, new mom, and the Founder and Executive Director of Fertile Hope (www.fertilehope.org). She wanted me to point readers to the website’s new options calculator which helps young cancer survivors […]
Cancer Survival Affects Online Support
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Online support sites for high survival rate cancers have more emotional support content than sites for low survival rate cancers. Researchers assessed differences in emotional and informational social support content in online communities for cancers with high and low survival rates.
Why Migraines May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Few migraine sufferers can see any bright side to their pain, but now we have one study showing that a history of migraines is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer. The report appears in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (November 2008). […]
The Nice Cancer Bloggers
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
By Kairol Rosenthal
Have you ever wondered how cancer blogs are different from other blogs about politics or cars or movie starts? The State We’re In, a great pubic radio program, asked me to write the following piece about cancer blogging. You can also listen to the […]
Popping Vitamins C and E Doesn’t Stop Cancer
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
WASHINGTON - Men who took vitamin E or vitamin C supplements were no more or less likely to develop cancer than men given a placebo, indicating these antioxidants have no cancer-prevention value, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
Previous research showed that people who ate diets rich in […]
Got Cancer? Non-Smoker? Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Got A Survey For You!
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the US and worldwide. Most patients who develop lung cancer have a history of smoking cigarettes. However, about 1 in 10 lung cancer patients has no history of direct tobacco exposure. A majority of these patients […]
The Sensitive Seven - Most Allergenic Foods
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More
I’m still eating on the detox program. I’m on the eating out phase of the 5 day intensive juice fast (which went very smooth and I feel wonderful!).
One of the things we do on easing back into solid food is watch for any food allergies we […]
The Doctor Will See You Now — On Your Webcam
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
NY TIMES — American Well aims to reinvent the house call.
If Dr. Roy Schoenberg, the start-up’s co-founder and chief executive, has his way, patients will no longer have to wait a month to see a doctor, thety will log on to their computers and find themselves face-to-face […]
LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance Conference and The Blatant No-Show Big “No Surprise”
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
I had recent pleasure of attending and actively participating in the planning for the 3rd annual LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance conference in Austin, TX.
For those of you out there who don’t know. the LSYAA is a professional society of nonprofit organizations like i2y who all share […]
I would have never predicted this.
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Like most oncologists and all other people, I am lousy at predicting the future. Surveys of oncologists have shown that they are overly optimistic. They typically predict that their patients with advanced cancer will live longer than they actually do. That is why hospices complain that their […]
Listen Up! Unplug headphones if walking or driving…it could save your life.
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
This week a Boston College student was hit by a mass transit (MBTA) trolley in Massachusetts. By all reports, the trolley operator honked the horn to get the student’s attention but to no avail. The student was solidly connected to his MP3 player and listening to […]
She’s Young. She’s Fit. She’s Got Cancer.
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Name: Jen Singer
Occupation: Mother of two
Home: Kinnelon, NJ
Type of cancer: B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Age diagnosed: 40
Jen Singer wasn’t concerned. OK, she was having trouble dragging herself off the Serta every morning–but with two small children, it was normal to feel fatigued, right? And those nagging aches? Well, […]
Pastor-holes!
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
I can feel it coming in the air tonight. Something has changed. Something is different. The world is new. And all I can say to truly encapsulate the moment is:
I never will forget those nights
I wonder is it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember […]
She’s Taking Back Her Body and Health With Real Food…
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More
Today I bring you a guest post from Tracy. I asked her to do a post for us because she is being successful with weight loss and gaining her health back. It’s all done with real food - something that rules my universe. She has taken […]
Inflammation: More Important than Cholesterol
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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
At the American Heart Association conference in New Orleans, researchers from the Jupiter study reported that statin drugs caused people with normal cholesterol but with high C-reactive protein levels to suffer 54 percent fewer heart attacks, 48 percent fewer strokes, 46 percent fewer […]
Easing Out of a Intensive Juice Fast
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More
Yesterday I wrote briefly about the results of my 5 day intensive juice fast. I was going to write today about how my cell memories are and have changed. I’ve changed my mind after I got several emails and a question from my post here.
Wow, sounds […]
